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Cross-Border Railways Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · Safety and Security Matters

57. Reopening railway after service suspension order

(1)

A cross-border railway which has been closed under section 56 must not be reopened when the service suspension order has effect, except with the Minister’s approval.

(2)

The Minister may refuse approval to reopen a cross‑border railway if there is no satisfactory report by a rail safety inspector about the cross‑border railway.

(3)

A report by a rail safety inspector is unsatisfactory unless it states that —

(a)

the rail safety inspector has inspected the cross‑border railway in question, including the railway infrastructure, railway assets and all other equipment to be used for or in connection with the provision of network services and cross‑border train services; and

(b)

in the rail safety inspector’s opinion —

(i)

the cross-border railway in question is fit to resume receiving trains and to reopen; and

(ii)

the reopening of the railway is unlikely to endanger or damage any railway asset or railway infrastructure of the cross‑border railway, or endanger any passenger to be carried on or person lawfully employed or engaged to work on that railway.

(4)

In deciding whether to give his or her approval under subsection (1) to reopen a cross‑border railway, the Minister must consult the relevant bilateral committee for the railway but is not bound by the opinion of the bilateral committee.

Terms defined in this Act

bilateral committee
Defined · s 2
“bilateral committee”, in relation to a bilateral railway agreement, means the committee of individuals established jointly by the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Government of Malaysia under the bilateral railway agreement for the purpose of coordinating the implementation of that agreement;
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cross-border railway
Defined · s 2
“cross-border railway” means a railway which —(a)has a railway network with a terminus in Singapore and runs to any part of peninsular Malaysia; and(b)is constructed under this Act;
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cross-border train
Defined · s 2
“cross-border train” means a train used for or in connection with providing a cross‑border train service;
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network services
Defined · s 2
“network services”, in relation to a railway, means —(a)the construction, maintenance, realignment and renewal of tracks of the railway;(b)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of a railway signalling system, railway communications system and railway control system;(c)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of operation control centres;(d)the installation, operation, maintenance and renewal of electrical conductor rails or overhead lines, of any support for electrical conductor rails or overhead lines, and of any electrical substation (including those for traction power or power connections) used or to be used in connection with those rails or lines, and the provision of electrical power by those means;(e)the provision and operation of services for the recovery or repair of trains or other rolling stock in connection with any accident on, or malfunction of, the railway network;(f)the operation of a train being used on a railway network for any purpose comprised in the operation of that network, including for a purpose preparatory or incidental to, or consequential on, using such a train;(g)the provision and operation of services for keeping the track free from, or serviceable despite, obstruction (whether by water, fallen leaves or any other natural or man‑made obstacle) or for removing any such obstruction;(h)the provision, operation, maintenance and renewal of any plan, equipment or machinery used in carrying out any activity specified in paragraphs (a) to (g);(i)the exercise of day-to-day control over train movements over or along any track comprised in the railway network, including the preparation of a timetable for purposes of such control; and(j)for a particular licensee, any other service which consists of, or is comprised in, the provision or operation of the railway network (or of any track or other installations comprised in that network), and which is specified in the licensee’s licence;
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passenger
Defined · s 54
“passenger” includes an intending passenger;
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rail safety inspector
Defined · s 2
“rail safety inspector” means an individual who is appointed under section 50 as a rail safety inspector;
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railway
Defined · s 2
“railway” means a network or system of fixed horizontal rails, tracks, grooves or other guide‑ways on, under or above the ground along which a train moves or runs, and includes —(a)all railway assets built, installed or used for the operation of the railway; and(b)all railway infrastructure constructed or intended to be constructed for any railway and any extension of the railway;
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railway asset
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“railway asset”, for any cross‑border railway, means any of the following within Singapore that is used or intended to be used for or in connection with the cross‑border railway:(a)any train and rolling stock;(b)train tracks;(c)railway signalling equipment;(d)railway communications equipment;(e)power equipment;(f)any other item or property which is part of the network of the cross‑border railway and is prescribed as a railway asset for that cross‑border railway;
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railway infrastructure
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“railway infrastructure”, in relation to a cross‑border railway, means any of the following buildings or structures within Singapore that is used or intended to be used for the cross‑border railway, but not including any railway asset in or on the building or structure:(a)a train station;(b)a railway tunnel;(c)a viaduct;(d)a bridge;(e)a railway yard;(f)a maintenance facility for trains and maintenance or engineering vehicles used for or in connection with the railway;(g)any other building or structure prescribed as railway infrastructure for that cross‑border railway;
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